2007-07-20 09:00:40 CEST

2007-07-20 09:00:40 CEST


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Stora Enso Oyj - Company Announcement

Stora Enso found not guilty of anticompetitive conduct in the USA


Stora Enso Oyj Stock Exchange Release 20 July 2007 at 07.00 GMT

On 13 December 2006 the US Antitrust authorities announced that Stora
Enso North America Corp. had been indicted for its alleged
anticompetitive conduct in connection with the sale of coated
magazine paper in the USA in 2002 and 2003.

On Thursday 19 July 2007, following a jury trial in the US Federal
District Court in Hartford, Connecticut, the jury found Stora Enso
not guilty of the charges.

For further information, please contact:
Per Lyrvall, Legal Counsel, tel. +46 70 580 3534
Kari Vainio, Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications, tel.
+44 77 9934 8197
Carl Wartman, Legal Counsel, tel. +17 15 42 23 578


Previous press releases concerning issues with the competition
authorities in the USA are available at www.storaenso.com/press:

-             14 December  2006: Stora Enso  is charged with  alleged
anticompetitive conduct in the USA
-            25 May  2004: Competition authorities investigate  Stora
Enso premises (updated)
-          10 June 2004: Stora Enso takes action to respond to the
competition authority investigations

The Department of Justice press release is available on the Antitrust
Division website at www.usdoj.gov/atr.

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p.p.       Jukka Marttila               Leena Bergqvist